Sharlene Mawdsley takes third in Ostrava as Mark English breaks Irish 1000m record

Mawdsley ran 50.28, which was just shy of the 50.17 personal best she set recently

Sharlene Mawdsley finished third in the 400m at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, a race won by Lurdes Gloria Manuel from Czechia. Pic: Sona Maleterova/Getty Images)

Mark English produced another strong performance to break the Irish 1000m record at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czechia on Tuesday evening, the Donegal athlete clocking 2:15.82 to finish sixth.

The race was won by Australia’s Peter Bol in an Oceanian record of 2:15.13, with English’s time taking over a half second off the national record of 2:16.40 set by Luke McCann in 2022. It continues a fine run of form for the 33-year-old, who claimed 800m victory at the Keqiao Diamond League in China last month in 1:43.85.